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Isaiah 55:1-13
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commentaryMatthew Henry on Isaiah 55:1-5All are welcome to the blessings of salvation, to whom those blessings are welcome. In Christ there is enough for all, and enough for each. Those satisfied with the world, that see no need of Christ, do not thirst. They…Matthew HenrycommentaryEvangelical Invitations. (b. c. 706.)EVANGELICAL INVITATIONS. (B. C. 706.) Here, I. We are all invited to come and take the benefit of that provision which the grace of God has made for poor souls in the new covenant, of that which is the heritage of the s…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 55:1-7AN EXHORTATION TO SPIRITUALITY AND REPENTANCE. The prophet passes from the ideal to the actual, from the glorious future to the unsatisfactory present. The people are not ripe for the blessings of the Messianic kingdom—…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth! Though the mass are gross and carnally minded, there will ever be some who have higher aspirations—who hunger and thirst after righteousness" (Matthew 5:6), and desire spiritual blessings.…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 55:1Man's need and God's provision. This well-known and much-used verse is the model of gospel invitations. "Ho!" as to persons at a distance; beyond the pale, according to Jewish thought. "Wine," that cheers; "water," that…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 55:1The provision which cannot be purchased. In a country like our own we hardly know what thirst means. Few Englishmen have suffered from intense thirst. A man must live or travel in other latitudes to be exposed to this e…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 55:1The soul's thirst satisfied. "Ho, every one that thirsteth!" This is a Divine invitation, and as such shows us the nature of God, which is in itself a healing and a satisfying nature, finding expression in the incarnati…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 55:1-5The Messianic blessings. I. THE INVITATION. "Ho!" A cry arousing attention (Isaiah 1:4) or expressing pity (Isaiah 17:12). 1. It is addressed to thirsty ones. The figure occurs in Isaiah 44:3 also. What more powerful fi…Joseph S. Exell and contributors